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Series Code: AL
Program Code: AL000219A
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00:01 Lewis Carroll, a British-American author
00:04 wrote a book, a very popular novel, 00:07 and he got into contact with Walt Disney. 00:09 He made a film about that book and it is a classic, 00:14 what entitled is Alice in Wonderland. 00:17 We'll be right back. 00:52 Hi, welcome to Abundant Living. 00:54 This is Curtis Eakins and my co-host would be... 00:57 Paula Eakins. 00:58 Yes, in holy matrimony. 00:59 Oh, wonderful. 01:01 I got the chance to say my name this time. 01:02 Yes, you do. You want to say one more time. 01:04 I think they got it. 01:05 Okay. Okay. 01:07 Last name, same last name, 01:09 so we're married in holy matrimony. 01:11 Yes. 01:13 Okay, and the relationship is going good for you. 01:15 It's going wonderful. 01:16 Okay. It's going good for me too. 01:17 Okay. Now... 01:19 Back in Alice in Wonderland. 01:20 Yeah. 01:23 All right, that you know that's going to be my first question. 01:25 What in the world 01:27 is Alice in Wonderland talk about? 01:29 Well, now, lot of people have seen the film. 01:32 I've seen it. 01:33 Yes, and it's a novel and made into a film, 01:36 Walt Disney and Lewis Carroll of course 01:38 the British-American novel, 01:39 but it's a very popular film and also a novel as well. 01:44 We gonna talk about Alice in Wonderland 01:46 a little bit into this program, not right now. 01:49 Oh. Then we gonna wait. 01:50 We gonna tied into today's program 01:53 and that we've entitled it Alice in Wonderland. 01:57 So, we gonna just let people stew in that 01:59 just for a little while. 02:00 Well, my first question though might get them a little 02:03 Well, yeah, see, after your first question 02:05 that cat's out of the bag, so you might get still with it. 02:07 We can't prolong it too long, so otherwise, you know. 02:11 Okay. So then, my question is. 02:14 Is it about migraines? 02:16 Well, that's it. Migraines. 02:19 We can't hold out too long, yes. 02:22 But what about migraines? 02:23 Well, I guess the question is. 02:24 We know, because a lot of people 02:25 will have headaches and I guess a migraine 02:28 is totally different from just a normal headache. 02:31 Okay, 'cause I do remember those back in the day. 02:33 Okay, now, for those who are not 02:36 may be familiar with that type of language. 02:38 Back in the day means sometime ago. 02:40 That's right. Okay. 02:42 It's okay, You've migraine, 02:43 we gonna talk about that as well. 02:44 So we are talking about migraine, 02:47 a migraine headache, all right. 02:48 Let's go to screen. 02:49 Let's talk about that and we gonna look 02:51 go little bit about anatomy and physiology. 02:53 So let's go to screen at this time. 02:55 Let's look at the migraine, all right. 02:56 Okay. 02:57 There are some characteristics of a migraine. 02:58 Number one. 03:00 Migraine is number one 03:01 is usually on one side of the head, 03:04 either left or to right. 03:06 Number two. 03:07 Another characteristic is that a migraine 03:10 has pulsating action in the brain. 03:13 You know, dilate, constrict, dilate, constrict, 03:17 the pulsating action in the brain 03:19 with the blood vessels. 03:21 And then number three, 03:22 that causes pain, excruciating pain. 03:26 So those are really the three characteristics of a migraine. 03:30 Most differ from let say, a tension headache. 03:33 Which is in the back of the head 03:36 or a cluster headache 03:37 which may be around the eyeball, 03:39 but a migraine is one side of the head itself. 03:43 So those are your characteristics of a migraine. 03:46 So that will be how you actually 03:47 be able to diagnose it or I mean... 03:48 Well. 03:49 If I'm experiencing that, 03:51 that could be what I'm going through. 03:53 Well, yeah, now there's one way of diagnosing now. 03:55 Again, migraines headaches, now of course, 03:57 there's about may be 30 million people out there. 04:00 I mean, a lot of people are experiencing migraines. 04:05 More women than men 04:07 and so, you know, it's about may be I think it's 6 to 1, 04:12 something like that, the ratio, you know. 04:13 Okay. 04:15 A lot of hormone issues done with that as well. 04:17 There is one way to diagnose a migraine 04:21 because sometimes they're misdiagnosed. 04:24 It's called the International 04:26 Classification Headache Disorder. 04:29 Now, the best way 04:30 to determine a migraine headache 04:32 because sometimes people misdiagnose, 04:35 be a fibromyalgia or you know, all kind of disorders. 04:41 The acronym is 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1. 04:48 That's counting backwards. 04:50 That's really good, that is excellent. 04:52 How did you discover that? 04:53 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. 04:55 Now, the classification of a migraine 04:58 based on International Classification 04:59 of Headache Disorder. 05:01 Five, a person had to have five migraine headaches. 05:07 Four, lay for at least four hours. 05:13 Three, can last up to three days. 05:18 Two, have at least two of those characteristics 05:22 I just mentioned, either one side of the head, 05:26 pain or pulsating. 05:29 And one have either nausea 05:33 and or vomiting or sensitivity to light and sound. 05:39 That's your 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. 05:45 I'll actually do that again. 05:47 Oh, oh, not. 05:48 Okay, so that's the one way to diagnose a migraine, 05:52 a true migraine headache, the diagnoses. 05:56 Okay, so what would then be, 05:59 Curtis, somebody's gonna ask this question. 06:01 What would be the triggers 06:02 that would actually cause a migraine headache? 06:06 Okay, there are lot of triggers, 06:08 and before we go to the screen, 06:09 let me just say this that 06:12 a lot of the migraines are inherited, all right. 06:15 That's why sometimes the doctor may ask 06:17 for a family history, a history physical. 06:21 If there are people in the family 06:22 that has had migraines in the past, 06:25 normally that person is gonna have mig-- 06:27 Well, it's gonna be a likelihood 06:28 that person may experience migraines as well. 06:31 So family history is one thing inherited 06:33 where, you know, you just 06:35 that genetic makeup of a migraine. 06:39 But let's go to the screen 06:40 because there are some triggers to migraines 06:43 that we need to be mindful about. 06:45 Hopefully we can avoid some of these triggers. 06:46 Let's go to the screen at this time. 06:49 Well, number one. 06:50 Now, this is based on one particular survey. 06:53 There's lot of surveys out there 06:54 but I just chose this one and most surveys 06:56 used to have the same ones, weather. 06:59 78% this are triggers of the migraine. 07:02 Now, when I say weather, 07:03 I mean high or low temperature with humidity. 07:09 All right, so therefore 07:11 if there's a high or low temperature with humidity, 07:15 normally that would trigger a migraine headache. 07:17 Let's go to number two, stress. 07:20 Stress in itself can trigger a migraine. 07:23 You know, people working round the clock 07:26 don't have time to rest. 07:29 You know, they're too busy, 07:30 may have too much on a plate. 07:32 So stress, stress the word. 07:34 Number three, 68%. Lack of sleep. 07:39 When we have a lack of sleep, 07:41 it triggers a key protein that would trigger a migraine. 07:46 And when I say a lack of sleep, 07:48 they're talking about 6 hours or less 07:52 can trigger a key protein 07:54 that can lead to migraines, all right. 07:57 And then the last one is our food and drink. 08:01 Food dealing with tyramines which we get from wine 08:07 and our aged food such as cheese, 08:10 avoid these tyramines. 08:11 And then you have the nitrates, 08:14 the luncheon meats of baloney, hot dogs etcetera. 08:18 And then you have the drinks, caffeine, 08:23 that can trigger a migraine as well. 08:26 MSG, monosodium glutamate, that can trigger a migraine. 08:31 And another one, I'm gonna hurt 08:32 someone's feeling with this one, 08:33 I got to say it. 08:35 Go ahead. 08:36 Chocolate. 08:37 You hurt somebody, I can feel that. 08:39 You can feel someone's feeling being hurt on the last one. 08:42 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 08:43 But normally those are the top five or six scene 08:46 that would trigger a migraine. 08:47 Sometimes, just a smell of someone's perfume 08:51 or smell of a egg or something, 08:53 but usually the weather, 08:55 the food, the drink, stress, lack of sleep, 08:59 those are your main triggers to a migraine headache. 09:04 Well, I saw in a chart also that when you did that, 09:06 I saw the word menstrual. 09:07 Out at the very bottom one. 09:09 Yeah, it was another chart. 09:10 Menstrual was there at the bottom of it. 09:12 And that's why almost 5 to 1 women over men 09:17 will have migraine because of menstrual. 09:19 Now, we gonna have a program 09:20 on premenstrual syndrome, 09:22 I think in the coming weeks as well, 09:23 so we get more into that as well, 09:25 but menstrual is also the last one of that group, yes. 09:29 Okay, what kind-- like the danger 09:32 if someone's having this migraine headaches 09:34 and it's a constant thing, what kind of danger are there, 09:37 are they setting themselves up for. 09:39 Okay, If those who have a migraine 09:42 of course based on a classification 09:43 the 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. 09:45 We have a migraine at least five 09:48 and then last for 4 hours can up to 3 days 09:54 and then also have two of those symptoms 09:58 either pulsating pain on one side of the head, 10:01 nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light or sound. 10:06 If that is prolonged, 10:08 I mean prolonged not the migraine itself 10:11 but you have them on a consistent basis, 10:14 you know, over a period of years. 10:17 They have found that 10:18 there is white matter or brains lesions 10:22 that appear in the brain based on MRI. 10:24 All right, brain lesions in the brain 10:27 that can lead to dementia. 10:31 So if migraines are consistent with someone, 10:34 we have them over and over again, 10:38 and therefore you have the white lesions in a brain 10:41 can lead to dementia and forgetfulness. 10:43 We're talking migraine headaches 10:46 if they are not kept under control 10:48 or really they're just constantly 10:51 is throughout the week 10:52 or throughout the coming months. 10:54 So that's why it's very important to abort a migraine. 10:59 We'll give you some information 11:00 before we leave into the kitchen, 11:03 how we can actually reduce the risk of migraines 11:06 from happening as well. 11:08 Now, that's the good news, that's the good news. 11:11 Good? Okay. Yes. 11:13 The bad news is that, 11:15 sometimes people will have a migraine, 11:19 but there was a physician name Dr. Tarod back in 1950s. 11:24 And people were coming to him saying 11:26 they have a migraine headache or headaches, 11:28 and what they were describing to him 11:31 was I have the wavy lines, 11:35 a distortion of patterns or visual distortions 11:40 and of flashing lights 11:43 and sounds and this and that 11:45 and when he heard people saying that to him often enough, 11:49 he realized wait a minute, that's the same symptoms 11:53 of the main character in Alice in Wonderland. 11:59 Those same characteristics. 12:01 Hence, Alice in Wonderland 12:03 is the aura of those who have migraines 12:07 which just comes just before migraine. 12:09 We had the flashing lights, the wavy lines, 12:13 distortion, visual perception 12:15 and you know, disoriented 12:17 and that kind of thing, 12:19 that's the Alice in Wonderland syndrome. 12:22 So those people who have that with a migraine 12:26 which is almost by 20%. 12:29 There's something else that's added 12:31 to what we just mentioned about dementia. 12:33 Let's go to screen at this time. 12:34 This is gonna be eye-opener. 12:36 It states here, 12:37 The Aura Impact or the Alice in Wonderland. 12:39 Here it is, folks. 12:41 "After high blood pressure, migraine with aura 12:47 was the second strongest single contributor 12:52 to heart attacks and strokes." 12:56 So in addition to high blood pressure, 13:00 what's next as far as a contributor 13:03 to heart attacks and strokes is migraine with this 13:06 Alice in Wonderland syndrome or this aura. 13:10 So those who have a migraine with this aura, 13:12 and that's about 20%. 13:14 They're next to high blood pressure. 13:17 This is next strong contributor 13:19 to those who gonna have the heart attack or a stroke. 13:24 That's why this is very important 13:26 for a migraine headache particularly 13:28 with the aura effect that can lead 13:31 to heart attacks and strokes. 13:33 So that means that someone is actually experiencing this, 13:36 needs to go and see a doctor. 13:38 They need to go and check on this. 13:39 Not just try to baby eared or fix it 13:42 or let think it's gonna go away. 13:44 Right. 13:45 All right, I know we gonna talk about the other part of it 13:47 when we do around PMS about 13:49 the experience of migraine headaches 13:50 but, okay, so now what is the drug treatment 13:53 for this, for migraines? 13:55 A lot of people take a lot of medications 13:56 for migraine headaches and a lot of drugs out there 13:58 that they will use, they use the beta blockers, 14:02 the calcium channel blockers, 14:04 those are two medications for high blood pressure. 14:07 They use antiepileptic drug, they use antidepressant drugs, 14:14 but now all of those drugs 14:15 have their bell for side effects 14:17 where you have congestive heart failure, liver damage, 14:24 high blood pressure and glaucoma. 14:29 Using those drugs to treat migraine headaches. 14:34 So therefore, you know, 14:36 there have to be something better than those drug 14:39 because people having these migraines consistently 14:42 and particularly with this aura effect 14:45 or the Alice in Wonderland syndrome. 14:48 Okay, now, you're already feeling bad. 14:51 You're already feeling bad. 14:52 Okay, you're already having problem with the migraines 14:54 and this been going on for several days, 14:56 then you decided to take the medication. 14:59 Which can cause congestive heart failure, 15:01 glaucoma, you know, liver damage, 15:06 you see irregular heart beat or racing heart, 15:08 I mean it has a lot of side effects 15:10 with those drugs a lot of people take. 15:12 I can hear them hollering now saying and telling 15:14 what is natural out there. 15:15 What is natural? 15:16 What can I do if I don't want to take the drugs? 15:18 Okay, there are several things people can do. 15:21 Number one, magnesium. 15:23 Magnesium is used for the health condition 15:26 of the central nervous system in the brain and spinal cord. 15:29 Magnesium had been used very efficaciously 15:33 as far as reducing risk of migraines. 15:37 Looking at about 600 milligrams a day, 15:39 magnesium, that's number one. 15:41 Number two, essential oils. 15:45 We're talking about lavender, peppermint, calendula, 15:50 and there's another one too wintergreen, 15:53 all these are essential oils. 15:54 Now, just follow directions, 15:56 dilute it and follow directions 15:58 and you can put the oils on the back of your neck, 16:01 your temple or your forehead 16:04 or you can simply inhale the oils themselves, 16:09 that can also work good 16:11 with aborting a migraine as well. 16:14 I know that you're asking a question, 16:16 what about herbal medicine so. 16:17 What about herbal medicine? 16:19 Well, now when it comes to herbal medicine. 16:22 Now, those who know about herbal medicine and migraines. 16:25 The number one herb that 16:27 probably comes to most people mind 16:28 if you know about herbal medicine migraines is Feverfew. 16:32 And we did this program may be 8, 9 years ago. 16:35 At that time we mentioned Feverfew. 16:38 There's a new kid on the block 16:39 that works better than Feverfew, 16:42 it's called, let's go to the screen. 16:46 Butterbur, that's one word. 16:48 I'm not making this up, Butterbur. 16:50 It's from American Academy of Neurology. 16:52 This is what it says. 16:54 "... is effective for migraine prevention 16:58 and to reduce the frequency 17:01 and severity of migraine attacks." 17:06 Butterbur, and I always put in parenthesis 17:09 the scientific or the botanical name as well, 17:12 because sometimes you go to the health food store, 17:15 you see the scientific or the botanical name 17:17 but not the common name, 17:19 so that's why I always put the herb Butterbur 17:21 and then parenthesis, the botanical name as well. 17:24 Now, let me say this before we're going to the kitchen. 17:28 Any drug, herbal products, 17:31 supplement etcetera determines 17:34 its efficacy is paced in different levels. 17:38 For instance if something is not efficacious, 17:41 doesn't really work, it's like level D. 17:44 Something that work sometimes is level C. 17:48 Something that works most times is level B. 17:52 Something that works all the time is level A. 17:56 Guess what? 17:57 Feverfew is level B. Butterbur is level A. 18:03 So this is a level A product 18:08 for this particular situation, Butterbur, 18:10 you'll get it in any health food store 18:12 and just go based on its doses on a container. 18:16 Well, you know, I was thinking 18:19 when you said the Butterbur. 18:20 Butterbur. 18:22 You've some butter in the recipe. 18:26 No, but you know it's time for us to go in the kitchen, 18:28 and so we're gonna go in the kitchen 18:30 and we're actually gonna do a thyme 18:33 and chili cornbread muffins, 18:35 and so you want to get your paper and pencil 18:37 and meet us in the kitchen. |
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